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Ancient Armageddon

There can be no doubt that Greece sufferedfrom earthquakes around this time. And Eric...

[narrator] There can be no doubt that Greece suffered
from earthquakes around this time. And Eric believes
that in some cases, they may have been responsible for the destruction
of entire cities. Including the site of Tiryns. [Eric] I think was
destroyed by an earthquake. At the end of the
late Bronze Age, 1200 B.C., life essentially
comes to an end, life essentially comes to an end, there are some survivors there are people
living in the lower city, but for all intents
and purposes, life comes to an end here

Full Transcript

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[narrator] There can be no doubt
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that Greece suffered from earthquakes
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around this time.
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And Eric believes that in some cases,
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they may have been responsible
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for the destruction of entire cities.
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Including the site of Tiryns.
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[Eric] I think was destroyed by an earthquake.
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At the end of the late Bronze Age, 1200
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B.C., life essentially comes to an end,
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life essentially comes to an
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end, there are some survivors
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there are people living in the lower city,
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but for all intents and purposes,
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life comes to an end here.
Duration
34 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:07:58
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
history
Production
TV6 Production,Discovery Channel,France Télévisions,NHK Enterprises

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Movie Summary

This two hour special explore the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bronze Age, from the Hittites to the Mycenaeans and the Egyptians, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end...
[narrator] Eric thinks it would have been possible - Ancient Armageddon 00:27
[narrator] Eric thinks it would have been possible
And this is simply, when you have an - Ancient Armageddon 00:11
And this is simply, when you have an
And if that earthquake does not - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
And if that earthquake does not
In fact, usually, we need to - Ancient Armageddon 00:11
In fact, usually, we need to
And then the sequence starts all over again. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
And then the sequence starts all over again.
[narrator] The Mediterranean is full of fault zones. - Ancient Armageddon 00:14
[narrator] The Mediterranean is full of fault zones.
[Eric] If we take a look at the map here, - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
[Eric] If we take a look at the map here,
We've got one coming down the side of - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
We've got one coming down the side of
There's another one that goes across the top of - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
There's another one that goes across the top of
And of course, we got the Dead Sea Fault that comes - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
And of course, we got the Dead Sea Fault that comes
Now, if we superimpose a map - Ancient Armageddon 00:13
Now, if we superimpose a map
So, we have here, I think, - Ancient Armageddon 00:13
So, we have here, I think,
And that may, um, tell us why - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
And that may, um, tell us why
[narrator] Such an earthquake storm - Ancient Armageddon 00:18
[narrator] Such an earthquake storm
Coming in the middle of a devastating drought, - Ancient Armageddon 00:26
Coming in the middle of a devastating drought,
So, was the earthquake storm the final link - Ancient Armageddon 00:34
So, was the earthquake storm the final link
But more often than not, when - Ancient Armageddon 00:20
But more often than not, when
[narrator] The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us - Ancient Armageddon 00:13
[narrator] The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us
Diseases are often hard to identify - Ancient Armageddon 00:16
Diseases are often hard to identify
This is the tomb of Ramses V, - Ancient Armageddon 00:17
This is the tomb of Ramses V,